The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen, N 2, to more valuable compounds is a challenge that has confronted chemists for over a century. Molecules containing nitrogen atoms are the cornerstone of ...

Nitrogen atoms can form three covalent bonds, so a triple bond forms between them. The structure of nitrogen is N≡N, showing that it has three shared pairs of electrons.

Nitrogen atoms can form three covalent bonds, so a triple bond forms between them. The structure of nitrogen is N≡N, showing that it has three shared pairs of electrons.

The combination of samarium diiodide and water has been used in organic synthesis for a long time as a reducing reagent for the carbon-oxygen double bond (C=O). The great breakthrough was that ...